Means for ventilating and heating automobile-bodies.



U. V. GARRED. MEANS FOR VENTILATING AND HEATING AUTOMOBILE BODIES. APPLlCATION FILED NOV. 9, I911.

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MEANS ron VENTILATING AND HEA ING AUTOMOBILE-BODIES.

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- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 3, jlfifllfi.

Application filed November 9, 191?. Serial No. 201,154.

It is .well known that the extreme. tem-' peratures ofthe' seasons cause more or less discomfort while riding in an automobile, particularly of the open body type.

The object of the present invention is to ventilate the body of the automobile from y the heat of the engine in warm seasons, and V to shunt the hot air from theengine into the body of the car in cold seasons.

The invention contemplates providing a simpleycheap and eifective means to accomplish the purposes of the invention, which is readily applicable to automobiles of varying designs and may be arranged in different forms and positions for the varying designs and constructions of vehicle-bodies.

as long as the principles of the invention are practised.

With the above aims and objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts and in sundry details of construction, which will be set forth in the following specification and pointed out in the ap ended claims.

In the drawings W ich illustrate the in vention:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsection through a car body equipped with the invention, only enough of the car body being shown to illustrate the application of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan of Fig.- 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a hood portion of an automobile showing a slight variation from the showing of Figs. 1 and 2..

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary end view looking from within the automobile;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, longitudinal vertical section view of an automobile body showing a further modification of the invention.

In the drawings, A denotes the cow] which extends rearwardly from the dashboard B of an automobile inorder to overhang a portion of the space between the dash-board and the front-seat of the vehicle. A wind shield C and an instrumentboard D are shown as positioned at the rear edge of the cowl, as is usual.

An opening 1 is formed in the cowl, preferably at the top thereof, and. a cover 2' is hinged to the rear'edge' of the opening 1 in a manner thatwill permit it to swing or open outwardly. The opening 1 may be of any desired formation, but is shown preferably as substantially rectangular, and

the cover is suitably provided with means at its edges to form a tight joint to prevent leakage of Water into the cowl when the coveris closed. There may be one of these top portion of the cowl, as showing in Figs. 1 and- 2; or-there may be two openings 1,

one arranged in the top on the rightand openings 2 arranged. at the center of the on some automobile bodies, to form the openings in the side portions of the cowl A, but, in any event, the openings are to be lar "e enough to admit air freely therethroug A conduit 3, of any desirable and approved formation in cross-section, is provided to direct air from the opening 1 to a desired point below the instrument board -D in order to ventilate the front portion of the car body. The conduit has one end cut -substantially diagonally and is fittedly engaged and secured,'in any suitable manner,

to the under side of the cowl A so as to embrace an opening 1 and to extend downwardly with a rearward slant from the opening to a point below the instrument :board D. The lower end of the conduit is 'its ends to a bracket 6 secured to the bottom wall of the conduit. One end of the lever 5 is connected to an operating rod .7 slidably extended through a wall of the conduit and through the instrument board D, there it terminates in a push head or grasping piece 8. the other end of theglever with the cover so that when the rod 7 is reciprocated the cover will be raised and lowered. The cover may be retained in a desired elevated position by providing a bushing 10 about the rod 7 at A link 9 pivotally connects the panel board and having a thumb screw 11 or some other suitable means carried by the bushin which will bind and hold the rod in an a justed position; thus the amount of air admitted into the cowl may be readily regulated at will by the operator of the vehicle.

As will be noticed particularly from Figs. 1 and 2, a portion 12 of the forward end of the conduit, by virtue of its peculiar formation, extends through an opening in the dashboard B to within the engine chamber. This extended end portion 12 is formed with an opening closed by a hinged shutter. 13 and a spring 14 isprovided to'urge and hold the shutter in open position. In the present instance the shutter is shown on the bottom wall of the conduit and is maintained in closed position by a suitable catch 15 of any desired construction. Consequently, it will be obvious that this construction will alsoangular slit is formed in the cowl A. and

portions adjacent the slit are stamped or pressed outwardly to .form a shield orv cover 16 for an opening 17 formed thereby. Such openings 17 may be arranged singly or in groups of any number, although the shields 16 are to be so arranged as to act as deflec- "tor for directing air in the cowl especially when the vehicle is moving, the amount of position the conduit 3 may desired.

'air admitted being regulated by a shutter 18 hinged to the front edge of each opening as at 19. A suitable catch or latch 20'is pro .vided to maintain the shutter 19 in closed With thisform of the invention or may not be used, as

In all cases the covers 2 and shields 16 i are to be gracefulin design, and in such instances as are necessary the covers 2 are tohave pleasing corrugation as will suit the make of the car and match the usual corrugations thereof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that altered within the legitimate scope of the appended claims and within the limits mechanical practibility.

I claim:

LA device of the kind described, comprising a conduit having one end cut angularly to fit the under face of an overhanging cowl of an automobile and to extend downwardly therefrom, said conduit being adapted to receive a current of air from an opening in the cowl and having a portion or said angularly cut end to extend into the engine chamber of the vehicle and to communicate with said chamber, and means for controlling thepassage of air into said conduit from said opening and engine chamber.

2. A device of the character described comprising in combination with a vehicle body having an overhanging cow] with an opening therein and having an instrumentboard, of a conduit extending from open ing to a point adjacent the floor of the vehicle, a hinged cover for said opening and acting as a deflectorfor directing air into said opening and through said conduit, a bracket secured within the conduit, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to the bracket, a rod slidably extended through the conduit and adapted to extend through said instrument board body, said rod being connected to one end of the lever and having the end extending through said instrument board terminating in a handle portion, a link connecting the other end of the lever with saidutrssns VICTORIA eannnn.

Witnesses:

R. F. Lewis, HARRY W001). 

